Speaking

Companies are still relying
on brand marketing.
Buyers are making decisions
based on leadership.

Rhiannon Franz speaks on how executive authority, positioning, and recognition determine who gets considered and who gets chosen.

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Speaking Topics

Rhiannon speaks to corporate leadership teams, industry associations, and founder communities navigating a shift in how decisions and opportunities are made.

Executive Authority in a Post-AI Market
Executive Authority in a Post-AI Market
Why Visibility Is Now a Leadership Requirement

AI has made knowledge accessible. It has not made people more recognizable. In a market where expertise is assumed, authority becomes the differentiator. This talk reframes visibility as a leadership function: how executives build trust, influence decisions, and remain relevant in a market where being known determines who is chosen.

Best for: Corporate leadership conferences, C-suite events, innovation summits, L&D programs

The Invisible Executive
The Invisible Executive
Why Internal Reputation Doesn't Transfer

Strong internal performance does not automatically translate into external recognition. Many senior leaders are highly respected inside their organizations and largely unknown outside of them. This talk explores how authority is built beyond title, and why visibility before it's needed is now a strategic advantage.

Best for: Executive development programs, HR and talent conferences, leadership retreats

Stop Operating. Start Owning.
Also for Founders + Business Leaders
Stop Operating. Start Owning.
Why Authority, Not Effort, Drives Growth Now

For founders, business owners, and independent operators, growth is no longer driven by effort alone. The businesses that scale are led by individuals who are recognized, trusted, and sought after before the transaction. This talk breaks down the shift from operator to owner: how authority drives demand and creates leverage.

Best for: Founder conferences, Chamber of Commerce events, real estate associations, business owner communities

Who This Is For

The right room
for the right
conversation.

Rhiannon Franz speaker and executive authority advisor
About Rhiannon

23 years inside the rooms
where decisions get made.

Rhiannon Franz spent over two decades inside the world's top global advertising agencies. Deutsch LA. Team One. Carat. PHD. OMG23. Across all four of the world's top ad holding companies: IPG, Omnicom, Dentsu, and Publicis.

Managing large-scale campaigns for brands including Lexus, Warner Bros., Johnson & Johnson, and Kia Motors, she saw firsthand that the companies that win are not just the ones that market well. They are the ones whose leadership is recognized, trusted, and shaping the conversation.

Today she works with executives, founders, and business leaders to build the kind of authority that gets them chosen before a conversation ever begins.

The companies that win this decade won't just market well.
Their leadership will be known.

Rhiannon Franz hosting a leadership event
On Stage
How Rhiannon Works With Your Organization

Three ways to bring this
into your organization.

01
Keynotes

High-impact sessions for large corporate audiences, association events, and conferences. A clear, provocative point of view that shifts how the room thinks about leadership and recognition.

02
Executive Sessions

Intimate leadership conversations for C-suite and senior leadership teams. More depth, more application, more direct. Built for the room that already knows the stakes.

03
Leadership Workshops

Extended sessions with working frameworks applied to the organization in real time. Participants leave with a clear action plan, not just an idea.

Workshops

Two workshop formats. Both designed for teams
ready to stop talking and start building.

Not just conversations about executive authority. Frameworks applied in real time. Both formats are designed for leadership teams who are ready for the work.

Executive Positioning Intensive workshop Workshop

Executive Positioning Intensive

The SEAT Method
3 Hours Half-Day Full Day

A deep-dive positioning intensive built around the SEAT Method. Participants develop a clear executive authority framework, a defined point of view, and a concrete strategy for how to be recognized, trusted, and sought after in their market. High-application. Low theory.

Facilitated by Rhiannon Franz

Teams of 4 to 20

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Own The Room workshop Workshop

Own The Room

Style. Authority. Voice.
3 Hours Half-Day Full Day

A structured leadership workshop focused on three pillars of executive presence. Built for organizations looking to extend authority work across their leadership teams.

Style How visual authority signals position and perception
Authority How to build and communicate a clear, repeatable point of view
Voice How to perform with command in high-stakes environments

Facilitated by Kim Apodaca, Candis Melamed, and Rhiannon Franz

Teams of 8 to 30

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The Difference

What you won't get
from other executive
authority work.

Most leadership development teaches how to communicate. Rhiannon's work changes how you are perceived.

  1. 01

    This is not personal branding. It's market positioning for executives who are already credible and need to be recognized. The goal is not a better bio. It's being chosen before a conversation begins.

  2. 02

    23 years on the inside. Rhiannon built her career across the world's top advertising agencies, managing brands at a scale most people only study. She doesn't teach what she read. She teaches what she observed, built, and lived.

  3. 03

    A proprietary method built for this moment. The SEAT Method was developed specifically for executives navigating authority in a post-AI market. It is not a framework borrowed from personal branding. It was built for this exact problem.

  4. 04

    She works the same way she teaches. Rhiannon has built her own authority using the same methods she brings into every engagement. What she teaches, she has done. That is the only kind of credibility that transfers.

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Whether you're booking a keynote, hosting an executive session, or building a corporate leadership workshop, start here. You'll receive the speaker kit by email immediately, and Rhiannon will follow up personally.

Keynotes Corporate events, associations, and conferences
Executive Sessions C-suite and senior leadership teams
Executive Positioning Intensive Teams of 4 to 20, workshop, start here
Own The Room Workshop Leadership teams of 8 to 30
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